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- For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you do not travel with a portable
fuel container in your vehicle. The con-
tainer, full or empty may leak and could
cause a fire, especially in a crash.
- If, under exceptional circumstances, you
must transport a portable fuel container,
please observe the following:
- Never fill a portable fuel container
while it is anywhere in or on the vehicle
(for example, in the luggage compart-
ment, or on the trunk) . Static electrici-
ty can build up while filling and can ig-
nite fuel vapors causing a fire.
- Always place a portable fuel container
on the ground before filling .
-Always keep the filler nozzle complete-
ly inside the portable container before
and during filling.
- If filling a portable container made of
metal, the filler nozzle must always be
in contact with the container. This will
help prevent static electricity from dis-
charging and cause a fire.
- Never spill fuel inside the vehicle or
luggage compartment.
Fuel vapors are
highly flammable.
- Always observe local and state/provin-
cial laws regarding the use, storage
and transportation
of fuel containers
- Make certain the fuel container meets
industry standards (ANSI/ ASTM
F852-86).
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Note
If any fuel has spilled onto the car, it
should be removed immediately to prevent
damage to the paint.
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For the sake of the environment
As soon as the correctly operated nozzle
switches off automatically for the first
time, the tank is full. Do not try to add
more fuel because fuel may spill out. In
addition, the expansion space in the fuel
tank will be filled - causing the fuel to
Fuel supply
and filling
your fuel tank
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overflow when it becomes warm and pol-
lute the environment.
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Tips
- Running your engine while refuelling
may cause vapors to escape or even fuel
to spill out of the tank. This would then
shut off the fuel nozzle before the tank
is full.
- Do not refuel your vehicle with the igni-
tion switched on. The fuel gauge may
otherwise not indicate the correct fuel
level after refuelling.
Unlocking the fuel filler flap
by
hand
You can open the fuel filler flap by hand if the
power locking system should fail .
Fig. 134
Luggage compartment:
Cover in t he right -
side interior trim
If the power locking system should fail, you
can still open the flap manually:
.. Open the rear lid.
.. Open the round cover in the right-side interi-
or trim .
.. Remove the red plastic knob from its retain-
er.
.. Pull the plastic cord in the direction of the
arrow to unlock the fuel filler flap
~fig. 134 .
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